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Esoterica

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  • Aug 9, 2017
  • #1,016
Skyblueweeman said:
In that case, we'd have to close 99% of Bob Latchfords threads...
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An excellent supporting argument!
 
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jimmyhillsfanclub

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  • Aug 9, 2017
  • #1,017
Bye George......and thanks for THAT goal.
 
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smileycov

Facebook User
  • Aug 9, 2017
  • #1,018
Over the last few years, we sold anyone that someone flashed a smile at for little return. We turned down offfers aparantly in January and held out for what we wanted with GT. do we think since we are making no massive loss and sisu do not put anything in anymore this is why?
 

shmmeee

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  • Aug 9, 2017
  • #1,019
smileycov said:
Over the last few years, we sold anyone that someone flashed a smile at for little return. We turned down offfers aparantly in January and held out for what we wanted with GT. do we think since we are making no massive loss and sisu do not put anything in anymore this is why?
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Depending on the quality of the rumours we did the same or similar with Willis, Stevenson, Haynes as well.

I reckon Joy couldn’t give a flying fuck what we do as long as it doesn’t cost her money.

As always, worried that the shitty accountants we seem to get will fuck up the numbers again and have us selling everyone for peanuts in Jan. But as long as we meet their pre-season expectations we should be golden.
 
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Adge

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  • Aug 9, 2017
  • #1,020
shmmeee said:
Depending on the quality of the rumours we did the same or similar with Willis, Stevenson, Haynes as well.

I reckon Joy couldn’t give a flying fuck what we do as long as it doesn’t cost her money.

As always, worried that the shitty accountants we seem to get will fuck up the numbers again and have us selling everyone for peanuts in Jan. But as long as we meet their pre-season expectations we should be golden.
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Still don't believe that there was interest in Haynes in January or he would have been gone. Reason why he signed a new deal in the summer because no other clubs came in.
 

Elvis Pressley

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,021
he didn't even make it onto the bench team at the Carabao Cup for Leicester
waste of career
 

hill83

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,022
Elvis Pressley said:
he didn't even make it onto the bench team at the Carabao Cup for Leicester
waste of career
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wingy

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,023
Elvis Pressley said:
he didn't even make it onto the bench team at the Carabao Cup for Leicester
waste of career
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Talking of Pressley, saw him walking round Heathcote /Whitnash way on Monday.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,024
Elvis Pressley said:
he didn't even make it onto the bench team at the Carabao Cup for Leicester
waste of career
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Oh come one Elvis... You never even made it to Europe!
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,025
riyadhskyblue said:
Why do say his head has been turned by agents?
Is he not capable of summising that his prospects are better at LCFC than with us.
Frankly only an absolute fool would turn down the opportunity and set himself up for life or a good part of it, even if he fails.
He is infinitely better off learning at Leicester no matter what you experts think.
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I take it you are not an expert either. He is financially better off now, undoubtedly. With regards to his football development, then people (experts or not) have a right to question whether he is better off or not. Is a season of L2 with possible promotion and regular game time better than being potentially 'hidden' for a season? He may develop more in the U23s at Leicester - who knows (neither you, nor I)
 
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Adge

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,026
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Oh come one Elvis... You never even made it to Europe!
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He didn't but despite that he was still the King!
 

Pete in Portugal

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,027
Adge said:
He didn't but despite that he was still the King!
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No, Hudson was the King! ;-)
 
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torchomatic

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,028
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Oh come one Elvis... You never even made it to Europe!
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Well....not strictly true.
 
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rupert_bear

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,029
Elvis Pressley said:
he didn't even make it onto the bench team at the Carabao Cup for Leicester
waste of career
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He'll possibly be on a million quid a year now compared to about £100k here, yes the lads fool !!
 
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fatso

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,030
I hope his career dosnt go the way of Connor Thomas's who's now signed for the Indian super league!
One minute he looks like he's on his way to Liverpool, and the next he can't get into swindons squad and he's off to India. Things may have been so different for Connor if he'd have been patient and learnt his trade here instead of moving prematurely.
 

Nick

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,031
fatso said:
I hope his career dosnt go the way of Connor Thomas's who's now signed for the Indian super league!
One minute he looks like he's on his way to Liverpool, and the next he can't get into swindons squad and he's off to India. Things may have been so different for Connor if he'd have been patient and learnt his trade here instead of moving prematurely.
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He got released from us I think?
 

no_loyalty

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,032
Elvis Pressley said:
he didn't even make it onto the bench team at the Carabao Cup for Leicester
waste of career
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No, he had a prior engagement road testing his new Ferrari down the M69
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,033
fatso said:
I hope his career dosnt go the way of Connor Thomas's who's now signed for the Indian super league!
One minute he looks like he's on his way to Liverpool, and the next he can't get into swindons squad and he's off to India. Things may have been so different for Connor if he'd have been patient and learnt his trade here instead of moving prematurely.
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Eh? He went on loan to Liverpool, they didn't fancy him, he came back. He then had a cracking season at Sixfields under Pressley... but no bugger was about to see it.

He's actually evidence as to why George should have moved when he got the chance. If he's hung about like Stevenson...
 
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NortonSkyBlue

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,034
Sky Blue Harry H said:
I take it you are not an expert either. He is financially better off now, undoubtedly. With regards to his football development, then people (experts or not) have a right to question whether he is better off or not. Is a season of L2 with possible promotion and regular game time better than being potentially 'hidden' for a season? He may develop more in the U23s at Leicester - who knows (neither you, nor I)
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I am not an expert in anything,
I know that the 25,000 pounds a year or 500,000 a year for three years makes it a very easy question to answer. Actually it doesn't take an expert to figure that one out.
 
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Skybluefaz

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,035
fatso said:
I hope his career dosnt go the way of Connor Thomas's who's now signed for the Indian super league!
One minute he looks like he's on his way to Liverpool, and the next he can't get into swindons squad and he's off to India. Things may have been so different for Connor if he'd have been patient and learnt his trade here instead of moving prematurely.
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He stayed with us for long enough to prove he wasn't very good. Then we let him go for not being very good.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,036
Yeah what a nob, earns loads and gets to play for the club he supports (well be a member of the squad).

Like anyone here would turn it down.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,037
shmmeee said:
Yeah what a nob, earns loads and gets to play for the club he supports (well be a member of the squad).

Like anyone here would turn it down.
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No one can begrudge him, but I do think it'll be a bad career move for him. Personally, I wish him all the best and prove me wrong.

It's a move that sums up football atm: he was unsure what to do, Leicester unsure if he's worth 450k - peanuts for them - but the agent was sure what was best...
 

Adge

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,038
Skybluefaz said:
He stayed with us for long enough to prove he wasn't very good. Then we let him go for not being very good.
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And Swindon have just done the same!
 

Grendel

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,039
Adge said:
And Swindon have just done the same!
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He's been a regular I'm the Swindon team
 

Cavan O'Doherty

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,040
Grendel said:
He's been a regular I'm the Swindon team
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That's probably why they went down!
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,041
riyadhskyblue said:
I am not an expert in anything,
I know that the 25,000 pounds a year or 500,000 a year for three years makes it a very easy question to answer. Actually it doesn't take an expert to figure that one out.
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Fair enough re: ££££s in the short/medium term - it was more the infinitely better off in terms of his football development I was querying (and I may well be wrong!)
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,042
jimmyhillsfanclub said:
Bye George......and thanks for THAT goal.
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robbiekeane

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,043
rupert_bear said:
He'll possibly be on a million quid a year now
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Please show workings..........
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Aug 23, 2017
  • #1,044
robbiekeane said:
Please show workings..........
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Careful - that poster (Essexyellows or whatever his name is) with a thing about counting dots will be after you, Not noticed him before, but was on a thread earlier today? (but yes, he won't be on 20k a week. I agree)
 
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NortonSkyBlue

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  • Aug 24, 2017
  • #1,045
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Fair enough re: ££££s in the short/medium term - it was more the infinitely better off in terms of his football development I was querying (and I may well be wrong!)
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Learning in the heat of battle is better than the behind closed doors feel of under 23 football to battle harden and hone the competitiveness but learning with premier league footballers rather than journeymen has got to be better for his skill set.
George Thomas already has the workrate and now maybe he will pick up the mentality of a champion rather than the serial losers he was with last season.
There is no downside, if he is loaned out it will be to a better team than ours and will either sink or swim or he will be transferred to a higher league than ours if he doesn't make the cut at Leicester.
 

ccfcway

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  • Aug 24, 2017
  • #1,046
Elvis Pressley said:
he didn't even make it onto the bench team at the Carabao Cup for Leicester
waste of career
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this round 2 of the cup ?, you know, the round that we didn't even get into ?
 

ccfcway

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  • Aug 25, 2017
  • #1,047
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